This is an update to, and continuation of, the out-of-print 9th edition of my guidebook WEEKEND ADVENTURES IN SAN FRANCISCO & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. It consists of short chunks of travel throughout Northern California that you can easily digest. More great weekend adventures await at my BERKELEY AND BEYOND website at www.berkeleyandbeyond.com.

Friday, February 5, 2016

The Cameo Cinema 1340 Main St., (707) 963-9779. This tiny 140-seat first-run movie theater dates from 1915, but it is equipped with posh velvet seats, an exceptional Dolby digital sound system, and a 3-D projector, making it well worth a visit. Popular with locals, the theater concession sells wine by the glass and offers a free popcorn refill to those who bring their own bowl. Special performances are sometimes scheduled, and Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Redford have both been sighted here. All in all, the Cameo is a “Joy” to experience, and that is the very movie I saw here most recently. When offered, Silverado Squatters, based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson and performed live by local resident Donald Davis, is a don’t-miss.

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*Is a freelance travel writer and the author of 17 books, including
MILES OF SMILES: 101 GREAT CAR GAMES & ACTIVITIES and WEEKEND
ADVENTURES IN SAN FRANCISCO & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. *Is the founding
publisher of Carousel Press and the editor of DREAM SLEEPS: CASTLE &
PALACE HOTELS OF EUROPE. *Has written for FamilyFun, Sunset, and
numerous other magazines, as well as for the travel sections of many
newspapers. *Has done stints as both a movie and a restaurant critic.
*Has appeared on the Today Show.*Is a member of the Society of
American Travel Writers.